Plight & Premonition is the first of two collaborative albums by English musician David Sylvian and German musician Holger Czukay. It was released in March 1988. The music on Plight & Premonition is ambient, making extensive use of found sounds from a variety of non-traditional sources. It consists of two instrumental tracks, both of which are over 15 minutes long. The album peaked at No. 71 in the UK albums chart.David Sylvian the official charts
Background Czukay had come to prominence in the 1960s with the experimental rock group Can, while Sylvian was the former frontman of the UK new wave group Japan before embarking on a solo career.
Recording Although the album was recorded late in 1986, Sylvian and Czukay completed Premonition together quite soon after the session in February 1987. The compositions were not released until March 1988 by the low-budget subsidiary of Virgin that specialised in experimental compositions, Venture Records.
The tracks were later remixed by Sylvian and issued on a limited bonus disc with his 2002 compilation album Camphor. These remixes were used for a 2018 re-release by Grönland Records of a double album set combining this album and Flux + Mutability, their subsequent 1989 release.
Sylvian said about the album 2012:
Track listing "Plight (The Spiralling of Winter Ghosts)" – 18:30 "Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel)" – 16:21
Personnel David Sylvian – electric guitar, keyboards, piano, vibraphone, harmonium Holger Czukay – organ, piano, shortwave radio, treatments Jaki Liebezeit – infra sound Karl Lippegaus – radio tuning
Album produced by David Sylvian and Holger Czukay.
Yuka Fujii – design, photography (assisted by Icon, London) Mekon – artwork
References
External links Holger Czukay's discography David Sylvian On Collaborating With Holger Czukay